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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Ahmed Gad Al-Dam" <mr.ahmedgadaidam1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.ahmedgadaidam@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2013 22:35:59 +0400
Subject: From Ahmed Gad Al-Dam

Hi Dear,

My Name is Ahmed Gad Al-Dam, a close confidant to Late Libya head of state Col Muammer Gadaffi. I have a sensitive, confidential brief and I am asking for your partnership in re- profiling funds ($15.2, 000.000 USD).What I require from you is your honest co-operation and I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of the law. Please keep my confidence and disregard this email if you do not appreciate this proposition I have offered you.

Though you may wonder why I choose you for this noble assistance for safe accommodation of some amount of money valued $15.2, 000 000 (Fifteen Million Two Hundred Thousand US Dollars) this said amount was deposited with a security company by me in favor of late Muammer Gadaffi three years back as He was using me to move fund out of his country. Due to the Death Muammer Gadaffi I want to Re-profile this fund to a foreigner’s name. Some of his funds deposited overseas where confiscated, but lucky enough the depositing money is still intact in the deposited security Volt.

After you secure this fund, I will then request you send me some money for me to come over and meet with you for sharing and Investment of this fund and then settle with my family for peace. Insure to give you an agreed Percentage for your assistance. Feel free to ask any question you need to know, and I shall be obliged to explain properly. Only reply to me now through this email for more confidential reasons.

I expect your reply concerning this request with the below information:
1, Full name and Address
2, Contact Phone and Fax Numbers
3, Sex, Occupation and Age.

Regards,
Mr. Ahmed Gad Al-Dam
mr.ahmedgadaidam@gmail.com

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